Hoping to Expand Our Family by Two Feet!

Hi, We are Kenny, Meghan & Sam and we are very happy you stopped by to learn about us! We are hoping and praying that we will be blessed again to add to our family through open adoption!!
If you or someone you know is making an adoption plan, and would like to learn more about us, please call anytime 1-877-886-8788 toll free or mmsweetpea260@gmail.com.
We are certified with the state of NY to adopt and are working with an attorney.

Two More Feet Have Been Added!!!!!!

We are VERY happy to announce we have expanded our family once again with our lil miracle Makenna Mae born on December 28, 2011. We have been blessed with a beautiful baby girl and and her amazingly wonderful birth parents. Our hearts are filled with so much LOVE right now. Sammy and James are loving their baby sister as only the best big brothers could! Open adoption is LOVE!

Two More Feet!

Hello,

We are excited at the opportunity to share our lives and ourselves with you. We cannot begin to imagine how difficult making an adoption plan might be for you, and we can only hope that a view into our life might provide some encouragement and hope.

How we met!

A secret blind date at the Christmas tree lighting in Rockefeller Center - the day that started it all! We hit it off and, almost instantly, realized we were on the same page. Kenny, although four years younger, was already at the point in his life where he was ready for marriage and children; as was I. We both knew this was "it" and we got engaged nine months later! Our wedding was perfect. Not only were we excited to begin our new life together, we were blessed to have all of our family and friends there to celebrate this special day with us.

Almost immediately after we got married, we were excited to start a family. However, as we are sure you realize, life does not go exactly according to plan. After not being able to become pregnant, we realized God had a different plan for us.

Our Adoption Journey

Our adoption journey began with a phone call from my Aunt Dianne and Uncle Kenny. Their friends' niece was pregnant and looking to make an adoption plan. Two weeks later, an amazing relationship started when we met with Sam's birthparents and their moms. It's a relationship that continues to grow. We still have regular contact through visits, pictures, emails, phone calls and yes, even texting!

We always knew we would care very deeply for our children's birthmoms, but we never dreamed we would love this much! Having an open adoption has been such a life-enriching blessing and we really look forward to having another wonderful family become part of ours. We want to love your baby and you!

A Little Bit About Us

We have been married for a little over 9 years and together for a little over 11. We were both born and raised in New York, and still live here today. We own a home in a nice neighborhood, in a town with good schools, about 25 minutes from New York City.

We adopted our son Sam, in 2007 he just turned three in October. He is all "boy" but as sweet as can be as well. While he loves playing ball of any kind, he is just as quick to push around a baby stroller. He loves his dog and cat, cars, his mom and dad and of course ice pops! He adores babies, making him perfect "big brother" material.

I am a stay-at-home mom and my husband works nights, so he is able to spend a lot of quality time with us. I guess we would be considered pretty traditional. We are Catholic and go to church fairly regularly, we do miss some weeks. LOL!

We believe in discipline, but not hitting. We say "I love you" all the time, to each other and to Sam. We are not perfect, or wealthy nor do we have PhDs, but we are very good, honest people who want nothing more than to have a happy family. Kenny and I have been through a lot together over the years and are still best friends. I am not going to say we are a perfect couple and we never fight, because that's not true, but we talk it out and then move on.

I am Irish and Austrian. Kenny is Irish, Italian and German. Sam is a mix of everything too; Irish, Austrian, Scottish, Spanish, Italian, Ukrainian. I come from a family of five, with a brother and sister. Kenny comes from a family of four, with one brother. Kenny's Dad lives very close to us as does his brother, his wife and our niece. We get together with them often. Kenny's mom lives in Florida, we visit yearly as does she. My parents live very close to us as well, we see them all the time. My sister is married and has a daughter and twins on the way. She lives in RI but we are always visiting each other, she's my best friend. My brother, his wife and 3 children live near my mom, it's great for cousin get togethers.

Some other things about our life: I enjoy gardening and cooking and taking lots of pictures, reading (yet now it's Goodnight Moon instead of novels :) We live pretty close to the shore, which is good considering I love the beach. Kenny likes golf, racquetball, reading and music. We love going on vacation. We have three timeshares and they get used!

Even when we are home, we still love family outings. We have a park at the end of our block and we join the pool there for the summer. Sam loves swimming. We also use the playground there a couple times a week. Many other weekends are filled with trips to the museum or seasonal favorites, like pumpkin picking and baseball games.

Our Family

We have a pretty big extended family which, with the expected arrival of my sister's twins in April, is about to get even bigger in the next few months. So, not only would the baby have our love, he or she would be surrounded by lots of doting grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. We also have lots of close friends who we consider family. We are truly a tight-knit bunch. Everyone was extremely happy when we adopted Sam. Now, they can't wait to welcome another blessing into the family.

Our Wish

I guess one of the most important things for you to know about us is, we love, love, love being Mommy and Daddy. We cherish every moment we get with our son and will do the same with our new baby. We have plenty of room in our hearts to love another child unconditionally. We had a lot of time for ourselves before we became parents, now we can't wait to make our family of three..... FOUR!

We do have an open adoption with Sam's birthmom. This experience has been so fulfilling, we hope to have another open adoption, which can include visits, updates, pictures, videos. Any or all of these are what we are hoping for. We are not really comfortable with a totally closed adoption because we would love for our children to have their birthparents in their lives some how. This kind of relationship is so very important to us and we hope to share it with you.

We'd like thank you for taking the time to learn about our family. Which ever path you decide is best for you and your baby, please know that you are in our prayers.

About Us!

Welcome! Stay a while and get to know us...

We are hoping and praying that we will add to our family through adoption a second time. Our first blessing is Sam, he came into this world in October of 2007 and made us Mommy and Daddy. We would love for Sam to be a big brother and we would love nothing more than to give our love to another baby. We have an amazing open adoption with Sam's birthmom and her family. We look forward to cherishing another special relationship with our new baby's first family!! We can't wait to meet you!

Friends Hoping to Adopt

Sam is 4!

James is 1!

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My Miracle!When they placed you in my arms and I looked into your face, I felt our hearts melt into one ~ a miracle took place.My prayer was finally answered, though delayed, 'twas not denied ~ the pain of love unanswered, in a moment's time subsides. God's plan seemed hard to understand. The circle's now complete. He placed the heavens in my arms, so precious and so sweet. Though you grew within another, my soul and yours were one. we united in God's loving heart before life had begun. I received a priceless treasure ~ this adopted child I so love....a gift of joy and happiness to me from God above.Author Unknown

I love frogs!

Quotes I loved and borrowed from the Birth Mom Buds FB page

"I am too positive to be doubtful, too optimistic to be fearful, and too determined to be defeated."

" The size of your success is measured by the strength of your desire; the size of your dream; and how you handle disappointment along the way"

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If you choose to tell her,If she wants to know,How the one who gave her lifeCould bear to let her go.Just tell her there were sleepless nightsI prayed and paced the floors,And knew the only peace I'd find,Was if this child was yours.And maybe, you could tell your baby,When u love her so,how she's been loved beforeBy someone, who delivered her from,God's arms, to my arms, to yours.This may not be the answer,For another girl like me.But I'm not on a soapbox,Saying how we all should be.I'm just trusting in my feelings,And I'm trusting God above,And I'm trusting you can give this babyBoth her mother's love.

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Natural Child: Any child who is not artificial. Real Parent: Any parent who is not imaginary. Your Own Child: Any child who is not someone else's child. Adopted Child: A natural child, with a real parent, who is my own. -Rita Laws PhD

So If Your Adopted, Remember:

Somebody is very proud of you.Somebody is thinking of you.Somebody misses you.Somebody wants to be with you.Somebody is thankful for you.Somebody wants to hold your hand.Somebody hopes everything turns out all right.Somebody wants you to be happy.Somebody wants to give you a gift.Somebody thinks you ARE a gift.Somebody wants to hug you.Somebody wants to protect you.Somebody can't wait to see you.Somebody loves you for who you are.Somebody treasures your spirit.Somebody wants you to know they never forgot you..Somebody would do anything for you.Somebody wants to share their dreams with you.Somebody believes in you.Somebody will cry when they read this.Somebody needs you to have faith in them.Somebody hears a song that reminds them of you.Somebody hopes you understand.Somebody wonders if you will love them.Somebody is your birth mom out there...

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Our angel on Earth

We pictured this face,Forever—it seems,This time reality,Has exceeded our dreams.I pictured an angel, When I prayed for you, I know I was heard,My dreams have come true.The face we have pictured,For what seems like forever,Has made us a family,Forever and ever.

Two Women

Two women cry into the night,
their eyes are filled with tears.
Oh God why is this happening?
I need to feel you near.
One woman sits alone in the darkness,
Decisions she must make.
She wants to do what's best for the child,
It's life she cannot take.
The other woman clings to her mate
And she doesn't understand
why they can't have a child of their own
as so many others can.
These women come from different worlds.
Their lives are miles apart.
But God would deliver the pain they felt
and heal their broken hearts.
And then one precious morning
their lives became intertwined.
Both women's prayers were answered
as they felt God's plan unwind.
One woman touched her newborn's cheek
and whispered to the babe,
"Because I love you little one,
sacrifices I've made."
With the strength she felt from heaven,
to the other woman she gave
the miracle of a baby
for her to love and raise.
The other woman looked down
at her precious baby's eyes
and thanked God for the woman
who had helped fulfill her life.
Two women pray into the night
and thank the Lord above
for the opportunity he's given them both
to feel a Mother's love.
by Lori Coleman

For Our Children's Birthmoms

Heart of Mine I listened to you, Heart of Mine For nine months of the year I called you Little Sweetheart Darling, Dumpling, Angel Dear I loved you more then life itself I prayed for you each day And when you came all pink and warm I gave my heart away I couldn't bear to lose you But I couldn't keep you fed I couldn't be the Mom you'd need So I picked one out instead I trusted her to do for you What I couldn't do alone So I kissed your cheek and bid you well And gave my heart a home I know that some day you will see The love that held me tight To know you had all I could give And know that I did right And so I listen still, my Heart Not nine months but all year And know you know I Love You so You're still my Angel Dear